rechamber vz58 barrel to 7.62x25?

It seems to me that you could chop off the chamber of a cheap vz58 barrel and ream it to 7.62x25 tokarev and still have plenty of diameter at the chamber. However i heard somewhere your not supposed to use reamers on a chrome lined barrel. It would be a great starting point for a x25 ak. you would have to plug the gas port if you were going blowback though.

It seems to me that you could chop off the chamber of a cheap vz58 barrel and ream it to 7.62x25 tokarev and still have plenty of diameter at the chamber. However i heard somewhere your not supposed to use reamers on a chrome lined barrel. It would be a great starting point for a x25 ak. you would have to plug the gas port if you were going blowback though.

My take has always been that if you are going to rechamber a barrel and have access to a lathe, you might as well start off with a new blank.

If you decide to go with the VZ58 barrel, the chrome is going to put some serious wear on your reamer, and then you still wind up with an non chromed chamber.

The other thing to remember is that the VZ58 barrel has a smaller outside diameter and will require a sleeve if you are going to use it in an AK trunnion

1biggun if i remember correctly iv heard of you doing your own barrel profiling and chambering. if i buy a blank and pay to ship it to you and back and throw a lil $ your way would you be willing to chamber and profile a barrel for me? if so pm me.

1biggun if i remember correctly iv heard of you doing your own barrel profiling and chambering. if i buy a blank and pay to ship it to you and back and throw a lil $ your way would you be willing to chamber and profile a barrel for me? if so pm me.

Is this for a AK??? I am going to be doing some more work in the near futrue and have several lined up currently for guys. Send me a PM when you ready or better yet a Email. I can likely do it. a VZ barrel is to small at the shank for a AK BTW.